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Aberdeenshire / Re: Looking for history of Kings of Barra Castle
« on: Tuesday 16 November 10 13:24 GMT (UK) »
In regards to William King, Bishop of Derry - Archbishop of Dublin and his relationship to the Kings of Barra, you can find a good amount of information in his autobiography:
"A great archbishop of Dublin, William King, D.D., 1650-1729" by William King
Here is the link at Google Books:
http://books.google.com/books?id=N0ANAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA89&dq=Archbishop+William+King+Derry&hl=en&ei=YYLiTKjuMYW8lQew2ojGAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Archbishop%20William%20King%20Derry&f=false
I, too am researching the Kings of Castle Barra. My ancestors are somehow related to William King, D.D. I have found that the King family lore states that the origins of the King surname originated from a man named MacEntore who upon saving the life of his sovereign Lord was granted lands in Northeast Scotland where Castle Barra was built. MacEntore took on the surname King thus beginning the hereditary lineage of the King family of that area. I have found numerous armorial bearings throughout Scotland, England and Ireland relating to the Kings of Barra. I would love to try and find more information on this MacEntore who I believed came from Barra, in the Hebrides (the obvious association of names).
MK
"A great archbishop of Dublin, William King, D.D., 1650-1729" by William King
Here is the link at Google Books:
http://books.google.com/books?id=N0ANAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA89&dq=Archbishop+William+King+Derry&hl=en&ei=YYLiTKjuMYW8lQew2ojGAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Archbishop%20William%20King%20Derry&f=false
I, too am researching the Kings of Castle Barra. My ancestors are somehow related to William King, D.D. I have found that the King family lore states that the origins of the King surname originated from a man named MacEntore who upon saving the life of his sovereign Lord was granted lands in Northeast Scotland where Castle Barra was built. MacEntore took on the surname King thus beginning the hereditary lineage of the King family of that area. I have found numerous armorial bearings throughout Scotland, England and Ireland relating to the Kings of Barra. I would love to try and find more information on this MacEntore who I believed came from Barra, in the Hebrides (the obvious association of names).
MK